Thursday, September 06, 2007

The Crafty Teddy by John J. Lamb

Started: 9/4/07
Finished: 9/6/07
Year: 2007
Pages: 288
Genre: mystery
Grade: B-
Reason for reading: review for MyShelf.com
Blurb (from back cover): "Retired San Francisco cop Brad Lyon is settling into a quieter life with his wife, Ashleigh, in Virginia's mountain country, where they collect and create teddy bears. But even here, stuff happens...
"The peace of the Shenanadoah Valley is shattered when an intruder breaks into the Lyon home and makes off with their antique Farnell Alpha teddy bear-one of the most celebrated stuffed animals in history, and also Brad's gift to Ash on their twentieth wedding anniversary.
"Afterward, life seems to be getting back to normal-until a trio of Japanese gangsters inexplicably shows up in town, and then the local museum director is found dead. Even though it all seems a but fur-fetched, Brad knowns he's got a 187 on his hands-that's California penal code for murder..."
Opinion: I really enjoyed the humor in this book but if you haven't read previous books in the series, you will be lost like I was. For a more complete review, check out MyShelf.

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